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Division Spotlight
Radiation Protection & Shielding
The Radiation Protection and Shielding Division is developing and promoting radiation protection and shielding aspects of nuclear science and technology — including interaction of nuclear radiation with materials and biological systems, instruments and techniques for the measurement of nuclear radiation fields, and radiation shield design and evaluation.
Meeting Spotlight
2021 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo
November 30–December 3, 2021
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
Latest Magazine Issues
Oct 2021
Jul 2021
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Nuclear Science and Engineering
November 2021
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
August 2021
Latest News
NNSA awards SHINE $35 million for Mo-99 production
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration has issued a cooperative agreement worth $35 million to SHINE Technologies, based in Janesville, Wis., to support the commercial production of molybdenum-99, a critical isotope used in more than 40,000 medical procedures in the United States each day, including the diagnosis of heart disease and cancer.
General Chairs:
Fausto Franceschini (Westinghouse)
Jason Murphy (Exelon)
Assistant General Chairs:
James Tusar (Exelon)
Cenk Guler (Westinghouse)
Technical Program Chair:
Vefa Kucukboyaci (Westinghouse)
Sponsorship Chair:
Art Wharton (Studsvik)
Co-Sponsorship Chair (Scholarship):
Ishita Trivedi (INL)
Finance Chair:
Melanie Joseph (Westinghouse)
Logistic Chair & Local Section:
Temi Adeyeye (Westinghouse)
Publications Chair:
Maria Avramova (NCSU)
IT Chair:
Joe Walsh (Westinghouse)
Social Events Chair:
Lauren Wirick (Westinghouse)
Students Chair:
Massimiliano Fratoni (University of California, Berkeley)
Workshops Chair:
Annalisa Manera (University of Michigan)
